{"id":35393,"date":"2023-11-08T12:37:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T17:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/uncategorized\/2023-state-of-the-industry-report-2\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T23:09:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T03:09:12","slug":"2023-state-of-the-industry-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/ebooks-and-guides\/2023-state-of-the-industry-report\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 State of the Industry Report"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]In the post-pandemic landscape, supply chain organizations grapple with complex challenges, including intricate customer demand patterns and increased market volatility. In 2023, the industry achieved a 9% year-over-year sales growth, displaying resilience despite a decline from 13% in 2022. However, managing disruptions from macroeconomic trends and cost pressures remains a significant challenge, as existing systems fall short of addressing these effectively. Inventory management has shifted, with 62% of businesses now maintaining over one month&#8217;s inventory, though higher days-on-hand (DOH) doesn&#8217;t guarantee improved product availability. Blue Ridge&#8217;s fifth annual survey highlights the industry&#8217;s focus on customer demand, supplier challenges, and the growing adoption of technology, including machine learning (ML), to navigate these complex issues and stay competitive.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-State-of-the-Industry-Report_Ebook_11082023.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">2023-State-of-the-Industry-Report_Ebook_11082023<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blue Ridge&#8217;s fifth annual survey highlights the industry&#8217;s focus on customer demand, supplier challenges, and the growing adoption of technology, including machine learning (ML), to navigate these complex issues and stay competitive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":29376,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[131],"tags":[49],"scp_topic":[185],"sector":[180],"technology":[177],"class_list":{"0":"post-35393","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ebooks-and-guides","8":"tag-supply-chain-planning","9":"industry-generic","10":"product-ibp","11":"scp_topic-generic","12":"sector-generic","13":"technology-generic"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35393"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35395,"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35393\/revisions\/35395"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35393"},{"taxonomy":"scp_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scp_topic?post=35393"},{"taxonomy":"sector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sector?post=35393"},{"taxonomy":"technology","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/technology?post=35393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}